Amherst College to Host African Underground Project Film and Hip-Hop Performance March 29

March 10, 2009AMHERST, Mass. – During the afternoon and evening of Sunday, March 29, Amherst College will host the African Underground Project, an award-winning documentary film series, panel discussion and live performance showcasing African hip-hop music and youth involvement in social and political action.

Music at Amherst Concert Series Closes 2008-09 Season with Performance by Pianist Boris Berman March 8

February 18, 2009Contact: Sara R. LeonardConcert and production manager413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—The Music at Amherst Series will close its 2008-09 season with the acclaimed pianist Boris Berman on Sunday, March 8, at 4 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall of the Arms Music Center at Amherst College.

Dave Pietro Group to Collaborate with Jazz@Amherst to Make Music, Feed the Hungry on Feb. 28

February 18, 2009Contact: Sara R. LeonardConcert and Production Manager413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—The Dave Pietro Group will play the music of Stevie Wonder at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, in Buckley Recital Hall at Amherst College to raise money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

AMHERST, Mass. – Musician and icon painter Nektarios S. Antoniou and his group Schola Cantorum will perform a concert of Byzantine chant, psalmody and Greek popular song at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13, in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music Center at Amherst College.

West Coast Jazz Group Cosmologic to Perform and Give Lecture as Part of Amherst College Faultlines Festival Feb. 18 and 19

January 30, 2009Contact: Sara R. LeonardConcert and Production Manager413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—The yearlong Amherst College Music festival Faultlines: Mapping Jazz in the 21st Century continues its spring 2009 program with a concert and lecture/demonstration by the critically acclaimed Southern California-based jazz quartet Cosmologic.

November 20, 2008Contact: Sara R. LeonardConcert and Production Manager413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass.—The Amherst Symphony Orchestra rings in the holiday season with a lighthearted program of popular favorites on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music Center at Amherst College.

October 28, 2008Contact: Sara R. LeonardConcert and Production Manager413/542-2195

AMHERST, Mass. – The Amherst College Jazz Ensemble will present its annual Homecoming Weekend Concert on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall of the Arms Music Center at Amherst College.